Caribbean Lime Lager

Brewing: Caribbean Lime Lager
Features: clean, mellow and delicious (4.6% abv)
Price Range: $13.00

Overall Rating: Brewed On 12-Jun-2010

This smooth, mellow beer is slightly sweet, with just a kiss of lime. Finishes clean and dry. A bit of sunshine really brings out the flavor. Reggae music is optional. Yeah Mon!

Caribbean Lime Lager
Recipe:
1 Can Englishman's Nut-Brown Ale
1 Pouch Booster™
1 Packet Dry Brewing Yeast (under lid of beer mix)
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Honey
2 Small Limes (with juice and grated zest)


Fermentation, Carbonation And Conditioning Times:
21 days for fermentation
21 days for carbonation
21 days minimum conditioning at 50-70F
02 days minimum in fridge

Fermentation: 12-Jun/03-Jul (68-76F)
Carbonation : 03-Jul/24-Jul (68-76F)
Conditioning: 24-Jul/14-Aug (55-70F)

Brewer's Comments:
This will be the first Caribbean style beer I have ever brewed. I sampled this brew with a friend today before bottling and it definitely had noticeable lime flavors. We agreed that this will make a nice refreshing drink on a hot summer day. I've added this recipe to my reorder list already, this will be one of my most frequently brewed warm weather beers.


Fermentation:
The ingredients used in this recipe require average fermentation and carbonation times in order to allow the yeast to work. I typically allow 3 weeks for fermentation at a constant 70F for all my beer recipes.


Carbonation:
Just as in the fermentation process your carbonation times will depend on the complexities of each recipe and the amount of additional ingredients that are added. As a general rule of thumb recipes containing many ingredients will take longer to carbonate than recipes with few ingredients.I let my bottles carbonate for at least 3 weeks before moving them down to the conditioning, or lagering room.


Conditioning/Lagering:
Conditioning, also known as Lagering the beer allows the beer's flavors to fully merge and mature in the bottle before drinking. In a basement, with a consistent year round temperature range of 50-65F, naturally brewed beer can be stored for up to 6-12 months as it will be preserved by the alcohol. Prior to drinking the beer should be refrigerated for 24-48 hours and served cold in a clean glass.